Advertising device.



0. W. NICHOLS.

ADVERTISING DEVICE.

APPLICATION 111.111) 001.12, 1911.

1,041,149. Patented 0ct.15, 1912.

u Inventor: by? I %ILI% Atty.

CHARLES w. NICHOLS, or RAHwAY, JERSEY.

anvaarrsmo DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

- Pate11ted Oct. 15, 1912,

Application illed October 12, 1911. Serial No. 654,235.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, Ciranmcs W. Nrcnons acitizen of the United States, residing at Rahway, in the county of Unionand State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Advertising Devices, of. which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein'to the accompanying drawings,which form apart thereof.

My invention relates to advertising devices, and more particularly to ahydraulic device which will deliver a stream of. fluid apparentlyunlimited inquantityfrom a. re-

. ccptacle of limited capacity, while concealing the mode of deliveringthe fluid to said receptacle.

The main object of my invention is ,to pro- \'.ide a device of thischaracter embodying therein a delivery receptacle and a'receiving tankwith concealed means for establishing and maintaining a circulation ofthe fluid through said delivery receptacle to said receiving tank andfrom said tank back to said delivery receptacle, thereby maintaining acontinuous circulation with alimited supply of circulating fluid andpermitting the interruption of the flow to more completely myst-ify theobserver.

A further object is to provide a device of this character embodyingtherein a plurality of apparently solid rods and a rest carried by saidrods upon which said delivery receptacle reposes, said rest and at leastone of the supporting rods carrying the samebeing hollow or tubular andbeing in communication with one lead of a fluid circulating pump, theother lead of which is in communication with the receiving tank.

A still further object is to provide a device of the characterimmediately above re-' ferred to wherein the delivery receptacle and therest therefor will be so constructed as to permit the delivery of fluidto said receptacle by means of a concealed union and in a manner toprevent the splashin or spraying of the fluid as it enters saireceptacle. A still further object is to provide a device of thischaracter wherein the stream of fluid as it leaves the discharge end ofthe delivery receptacle may be intercepted, or the circulating pump maybe stopped without exposing the character of the device or the source ofthe running fluid.

A still further object is to provide a device of this character with adelivery receptacle, the supporting means for which, or a portionthereof, forms apart of the circulatm system, said supports being socon; structe and arranged as to permit the convenient mounting andremoval of the delivery receptacle.

still further object is to provide a device oftlns character wherein theunion between the delivery-receptacle and its'support I will beconcealed by a resilient pad appar ently designed to prevent breaking'ofthe delivery receptacle.

.A still further object is to provide a device of this characterwherein-lthe fiuid when it leaves the delivery receptacle will beconvey'ed to the receiving tank in a manner to show convincingly thatthere is no direct connection between these two receptacles.

A still further. object isto provide a device of this character whereinthe fluid may be circulated intermittently so as to disclose to theobserver the absence of any direct connection between the outlet of thededelivery receptacle and the receiving tank. And a still furtherobject'is to provide a device of this character which maybeinexpensively produced, which will-be mystifymg as to its exact mode ofoperation, and the parts of which will be so associated as to make itpractically' impossible to accurately determine by what means the fluidis di'sch'argedr into the delivery receptacle. The invention consistsprimarily in an ad vertising device comprislng in combination a deliveryreceptacle, having an inlet opening adjacent to one end thereof and anout let opening adjacent to the. other end thereof, similar standardsfor, supporting said receptacle in a position inclined from said inlettoward said outlet, a rest for the inlet end of said'receptacle carriedby the stand ards adjacent to the inlet end of said receptacle, one ofsaid standards and said rest having a continuous duct formed therein,means establishing communication between said duct and said receptacle,a'receiving tank, and a ower, actuated circulating pump, the lea s ofwhich are respectively in communication with said receiving tank andsaid duct whereby a continuous circulation-of fluid may be maintainedthrough said delivery receptacle and said receiving tank; and in suchother novel features of construction and combination of parts as arehereinafter set forth and described and ceptacle; Fig. 4 is a detailview of the lowerend of one standard; Fig.6 is a view of a device.

aside elevation of adevice embodying my .ceptacle I: is sustained theblock 9 a plurality of hollow standmore particularly pointed'out in theclaims hereto appended.

Referring to the drawings :.F1gure 1' is' invention, portions thereofbeing broken away to disclose the interior constructionthereof; Fig. 2is a section on the line2---2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a' detail view of'thepipe system by means ofwhich the desired volume of fluid is delivered tosaid delivery remodified form of union between the pipe delivering-fluidto the delivery receptacle and said receptacle; and Fig. 6 is a detailView of means for intermittently controlling the flow of electriccurrent to the motor .to cause an intermittent flow 'of the fluid in theLike letters refer to like parts throughout the several views.

In the' embodiment of my invention shown in the drawings,"adenotes afoundation in which isfponceahgd an1 elle1ctric' (rinotor or othersource0 ower ,9, 1g s cc rotar u 0 and th d leads d and g of. saidyp in gMounted upon said foundationis a receiving tank 1 having an outlet fthrough which passes the lead (1, a water-tight .jomt being formed bymeans of the :gasket 2 and the nut f. A filter screen j is provi ed toprevent the passage of solids to the pump.

Mounted u on the foundation (1 is, a plu rality of bloc s g g, steppedat the ends'as shown particularly in Fig. 4, said blocks beingsimilar inevery respect so far as a superficlal examination thereof can disclose.One of these blocks as g is adjacent to the reeeptacle f. i H

Carried by the block g is a plurality of oppositely disposed standardsIt within the length of which is formed a loop h adapted to receive andretain the neck of a bottle 2' constituting the deliver receptacle. Theend of one of these stan ards is extended as j at 7' to form asupportfor a pendant receptacle k of a capacity less than that of thereceiving tank f, this receptacle 7c intercepting the stream of fluidand causing it to pass in an irregular manner to the receiving tank f.The receptacle k is supported by means of small or invisible wires in soas to make itapparent'that no fluid can-be delivered upwardly from saidrece tacle 7:. The reirectly above the tank f sothat; this tank'willreceive the over flow from said receptacle k.

The lower ends of the supports or standards h are curved outwardly asatIt with the lower end exposed so as to indicate that the supports aresolid rods. Passing through ards m the lower ends of which areconnectedmeans of a multiple pipe fitting receptacle.

To increase the similarity between the 100 n with the lead e of the pumpa. The tops ,of .these standards are closed as show'n in Fig. 2 andextending from one to the other,

- in the preferred form of the invention, is a curved rest 0,the endsofwhich a're'closed and brazed to the standards m. The rest .0 is alsohollowandthe duct therein communicates at each side thereof with thestandards m. Both the standards hand m are of the same configuration andare apparently merely thin supporting rods, their cross-section being sosmall as to makeit appear that it would be im ossible to use them as aconduit for conveymg fluid to the delivery receptacle z.

To compensate for the small interior di- .wardly against the bottom ofthe delivery receptacle-2' 1n -a manner to prevent the spraying ofthefluid as it leaves said receptacle. This nipple projectsfthrough anopening a" in the receptacle'i andto conceal the said opening a'sflwellas the nipple leading from the rest o,'I coverthe entire rest with aresilient body a which has the appearance of serving merely as a cushionfor the said standards. It and m,-I braze to the latter adjacent theblock g, a short curvedsolid sec- .tion m, similar in all respects tothe curved lower ends of the standards h, the portion of thestandardsm-and 7:. adjacent to these inolosing portions being inclosedby a metallic sheathing-p of a width sufficient to conceal the jointbetween the standards m and the curved'sect-ions m thereof.

" To permit the adjustment andremoval of the receptacle 2' the standardsm and h are made of a length to lend them sufiicient flexibility topermit the reduced forward end of the receptacle, after'the union hasbeen made with the nipple 0', to be drawn backwardly and insertedthrough the loop h, a thin strand of wirem being used to hold thesestandardsin the proper position afterthe receptacle'is in place. Thisstrand will also serve to prevent any such movement of the 120.

receptacle .as would tend to disclose the nip ple 0'. The volume offluid passin through the receptacle in order to simulate uid flowingfrom a bottle,'must be considerable, and

to cause the water to back up about the out- 5 let opening of saidreceptacle, I constrict said opening, as indicated at i so as to reducethe capacity thereof in a manner to retard slightly the How of water orfluid and thus choke the outlet in a manner to prevent 339 the fluidbeing sprayed from the nipple through said opening.

Under most conditions of use it desir able, in order to more thoroughlymystify' theobserver, to interrupt the flowzof fluid occasionally in amanner to make ita parent that the circulation oi fluid-throng thebottle 2' is not through the :outlet' opehing .thereofI While thereceptacle interpos'e.d between the delivery receptacle.andthetank fwill serve this purpose, under some condi-; tions it is notdesrrabletous this receptacle,

andeven when it is used it is sometimes de-' sirable to have anintermittent flow toat tract-and increase the speculation-of'theonlooke'r as to the exact mode of operationof as an advertisingdevice.

Any desired means for causing this intermittent flow may be utilized,such asfa clock work mechanism controlled .vswitchr as shown in Fig. (iof the drawings whichc0n-. sist of a rotary contact member- 1" actuatedthe device, thus increasing its effectivevalue by the clock workmechanismflind anv.elongated segmental stationary contact F-of' a"length determined by the desired duration of the actuation of the pumpincaus'ing-the.

fluid to intermittently flow.

In the modification ,shown in 5,1 cm

ploy a' form arrest-1dr the receptacle and, a union, or means ofcommunication, between said seat orrest and said receptacle,

In this form I provide a' curved hollow seat 0", the radius of the curveof which is much: greaterv than that. of therece. tacle i. This seat hascentrallythereofa ort nipple 0,v

surrounding which is a rubber cushion o. of short length with an openinghaving a close fit upon said nipple. This cushion is of a thicknessgreater than'the hei ht of the nipple, of a wi th approximating t at ofthe rest 0" and of a length sufiicient to accommodate the receptacle 2'.When this form of connection is used, the receptacle 5 is pro.-

vided with a nipple i adapted to enter the opening in the cushion o andabut against a the discharge end of the nipple 0.

lVhile the modification has the advantage that it holds the receptacleaway from the standards m suflicientlyjto eliminate any idea of anyconnection between the two, it has the disadvantage that projects thestream of fluid upwardly instead of toward the outlet of thereceptacle.-

The operation of the herein described device is substantially as follows--The device is set up, preferabl in a place where it will v beinaccessible to t e observer, and the tank f supplied with the 'fluid'tobe circulated;

The electric current is then permitted to flow to the motor I) which inturn' actuates the pump c which draws the fluid from the 4 tank f andforces it through the fitting n to the standards m through which itflows to the rest o,-the=two' streamspassing through determined-f I.--fI;he'.fdelica' cy of the standards 'm compared with? the volume of.fiuid passing from the ath. fc'int yolhinesofj.-fluid could not beconveyed through saidistandards to cause a flow of the standards mmeeting at the discharge nipple 0' or 0; Inthe preferred form of theinvent iomthe direction given to the fluid will project it downwardlyagainst the bot tom of; the delivery receptacle i to minimize splashing,or; 51- possible fsplashmg, within -.sa-i'd receptacle.. Afterdeliveryto the rear d athe'fluid will flow down the bottom; thereof, until itapproaches the outlet openihgjv-z' -"where' the constriction of said'openin will'retardthe flow in a manner to cause t 1e fluid to back upinthe receptacle to an'extent: to exclude an spray from said outlet and.cause the fl'ui 'to flow therefrom in a solid stream. -As the fluidleaves said receptacle, it"will drop into the receptacle Ic' inter osedbetween it and the tank) and will returned to said tank as this inter--posed receptacle overflows. a

' When it is desired to show an intermittent stream, the clockworkmechanism is alternatelyopened and closed through the :.revo lv-ing;:fswitc h" ofsaid mechanism in a 111anneiito' ause the" limp to operateintere eternnned interval as clock work mechanism.

reates" the impression that a suitithe-volumel assing from said outlet.At the same-time t e curved portions brazed to the standards'mcreate theimpression that said standardsare composed of solid rods, thuscincreasin'gthe mystification of the observer.

vwithout departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Lbelieve'it to be broadly new. to provide a device ofthis characterwhich is capable of 'use,with an intermittent flow of fluid therethroughwithout exposing the source'of the cfinid s'upply, and I intend to claimsuch dfi ly ,Having described my invention, what I claim as new anddesire to have protected by Letters Patent; is

' 1. An advertising device, embodying therein in combination a deliveryreceptacle of limited capacity having an inlet opening, and anoutletopening at one end thereof, similari'standards' for supporting saidreceptaelead jacent to the opposite ends therer name-nan andthe circuitto the motor of a position inclined from said inlet toward said outlet,:1 rest carried by said standards adjacent the inlet'opening of saidreceptacle, one of said, standards and said rest having a continuousduct therein; means establishing communication between said duct andsaid receptacle, a receiving tank spaced away from the outlet opening ofsaiddelivery receptacle, and a power actuated circulating pump, theleads of which are respectively in communication w th said receivlngtank and said duct, whereby a continuous circulation of fluid. may bemain-7 of limited capacity havingan inlet opening,

and an outlet opening at one end thereof, similar standards forsupporting said receptacle adjacent to the opposite endsthereof in aposition inclined from 'said Iihlet toward said outlet, a rest carriedby'said standards: adjacent the inlet opening of said receptacldl. oneof said standards and'said' rest having? a continuous duct therein,means .establishi ,ing communication betweenfsaid ductand' saidreceptacle, a receiving tank spaced away; from the outlet opening ofsaid delivery receptacle, a power actuated-circulating pump, the leadsof which are respectively in communication with said recelving tan andsaid duct, wherebya continuous circula tion of fluid may be maintainedthrough said delivery receptacle'and said receiving" tank, and areceptacle. interposed between the outlet of said delivery receptacleand said tank and having communication with neither. 4 a i i V 3. Anadvertising device, embodying therein in combination a deliveryreceptacle of limited capacity having an inlet opening, and anoutletopening at one end thereof, similar standards for supporting saidreceptacle adjacent to the opposite ends thereof in a position inclinedfrom said. inlet toward said outlet, a'rest carried by said,

standards adjacent the inlet opening of said receptacle, one of saidstandards and said rest having a continuous duct therein, meansestablishing communication between said duct and said receptaclecomprising a nipple projecting through said inlet opening and projecteddownwardly against the bottom of said receptacle, whereby the splashingof the fiuidis minimized, a receiving tank spaced. away from the outletopening of said delivery receptacle, and a power'act-uated circulatingpump, the leads of which are respectively in communication with saidreceiving tank and said duct, whereby a continuous circulation of fluidmay be maintained through said delivery receptacle and said receivingtank.

4. An advertising device, embodying ing an '..i therein 1n combmation adelivery receptacle havlng'an inlet opening therein and an outletopening adjaccnt'to the end thereof, a

plurality ofj-pairs of oppositely disposed similar standards adapted tosupport said receptacle in 'a-position inclined from said thereincombinaticnga. delivery receptacle having an inletfopehing'tlielfcinsand an out- .letiopeiiing' fadjacent to theen'd thereof, a pl urali tylofpairs of oppositely disposed similar standards adapted to supportsaid receptacle infaposition.inclined from said inlet- ,,-wward.saidoutlet, a rest'carried by eachi'pai'rIof-s aid 'standardsadapted to engage said receptacle at'divergent points, one pair 'ofsaid standards andthe rest carried thereby ha-vingtherein a continuous duct, means-establishing communication between said "duct and saidreceptaclecomprising a nipple rojecting through said inlet open- I d projecteddownwardlyagainst the bottom of :said" receptacle,- whereby thesplashing-of the fluid is minimized, a receiving'tank s aced away fromthe outlet openingof said delivery receptacle, and a power actuatedcirculating pump,- the leads of which :are respectively in communicationwith said receiving tank and said duct, whereby a continuous circulationof fluid may be maintained through said delivery receptacle andsaidreceiving tank.

; 6.' An advertising device, embodying therein in combination, adelivery receptacle having an inlet opening therein, and an outletopening adjacent to the end thereof, a plurality of pairs of oppositelydisposed similar standards'adapted to support said receptacle in aposition inclined from said induct and said receptacle comprising anipple projecting through said inlet opening and projecteddownwardlyagainst the bottom of said receptacle, whereby the splashingvof the'fiuid is minimized, a receiving. tan

device, embodying therein in combination a delivery receptacle oflimited capacity having an inlet opening, andan outlet opening at oneend thereof, said receptacle adjacent to said outlet, being providedwith means for retarding the flow at said outlet opening in a manner tochoke said opening and prevent spray from passing therethrough, similarstandards for supporting said receptacle adjacent to the opposide endsthereof in a position inclined from said inlet toward said outlet, arest carried by said standards adjacent the inlet opening of saidreceptacle, one of said standards and said rest having a continuous ducttherein, means establishin 1 communication between said duct and saldreceptacle, a receiving tank spaced away from the outlet opening of saiddelivery receptacle, and a power actuated circulating pump, the leads ofwhich are respectively in communication with said receiving tank andsaid duct, whereby a continuous circulation of fluid may be maintainedthrough said delivery receptacle and said receiving tank.

8. An advertising device, embodying therein in combination a deliveryreceptacle having an inlet opening and-an outlet opening adjacent to theends thereof respectively, a plurality of pairs of oppositely disposedsimilar standards adapted to support said receptacle in a positioninclined from said inlet toward said outlet, a rest carried by each pairof said standards adapted to engage said receptacle at divergent points,one pair of said standards and the rest carried thereby having therein acontinuousduct, and the other pair of standards being of solid stock,the upper ends of all of said standards bein solid and exposed, thelower ends of said solid standards being curved outwardly and supportedby a sheathing, and said hollow standards havin a similarly curvedportion secured in re ationthereto.

and covered by a similar'sheathing, whereb it will a pear that all ofsaid standar s are of so id stock, means establishing communicationbetween said duct and said receptacle, a receiving tank spaced away from0 the outlet opening of said delivery receptacle, and a power actuatedcirculating pump, the leads of which are respectively in communicationwith said receiving tank and said duct, whereby a continuous circulationof fluid may be maintained through said delivery receptacle and saidreceiving tank.

9. An advertising device, embodying therein in combination a deliveryreceptacle having an inlet opening and an outlet opening spaced awayfrom and below said inlet opening, a receiving tank, adjacent to saidoutlet opening and spaced away therefrom to an extent to leave anunobstructed field between the outlet openingof said delivery receptacleand said receiving tank, and means whereby fluid may be circulated fromsaid receiving tank through said delivery receptacle and back to said.receiving tank.

10. An advertising define, embodying therein in combination a deliveryreceptacle having an inlet opening and an outlet opening, a receivingtank, adjacent to said outlet opening and spaced away therefrom to anextent to leave an unobstructed field between said delivery receptacleand said receiving tank, means whereby fluid may be circulated from saidreceiving tank through said delivery receptacle and back to saidreceiving tank, and means whereby said circulatin means may be caused tooperate intermlttently to interrupt said circulation, whereby theabsence of any connection between said outlet opening and said receivingtank is made apparent.

11. An advertising device, embodying therein in combination a deliveryreceptacle having an inlet opening and. an outlet opening, a receivingtank, adjacent to said outlet opening and spaced away therefrom to anextent to leave an unobstructed field between said delivery receptacleand said receiving tank, and means whereby fluid maybe circulated fromsaid receivingtank through said delivery receptacle and back tosaidreceiving tank, comprising a circulating pump, an electric motoractuating the same, and mechanically ,actuated means forintermittentlycontrolling the circuit to said motor.

In witness whereof, I }have hereun affixed my signature, in thepresenceof two subscribing witnesses, this 10th day of October, 1911. g

CHARLES W. NICHOLS. Witnesses:

EUGENE WENING, GLARrssA FRANGK.

